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barbarask 's review for:
Caging Skies
by Christine Leunens
I read this after seeing the film JOJO RABBIT, and found it interesting that the film reflects the satirical, push-the-boundaries voice of the book. Like some of the others who reviewed this, I enjoyed it (well, if 'enjoyed' is the correct word) it up until the second half -- and then, I couldn't finish it.
I found the long period during which Jojo deceives Elsa into thinking the war isn't over to be far too painful to read. While his previous self-deceptions were a nasty and readable commentary on how we can fool ourselves into justifying the unjustifiable, the idea of keeping Else ini captivity for years after she was actually free was too cruel for me to be able to get through. It's not surprising that the filmmakers decided to deal with it differently, having Jojo's deception last only a few days (or hours; I don't remember how long he actually keeps it up, but it isn't long). It makes his character more bearable, and lets us accept him as having finally won a victory against his Nazi upbringing.
I found the long period during which Jojo deceives Elsa into thinking the war isn't over to be far too painful to read. While his previous self-deceptions were a nasty and readable commentary on how we can fool ourselves into justifying the unjustifiable, the idea of keeping Else ini captivity for years after she was actually free was too cruel for me to be able to get through. It's not surprising that the filmmakers decided to deal with it differently, having Jojo's deception last only a few days (or hours; I don't remember how long he actually keeps it up, but it isn't long). It makes his character more bearable, and lets us accept him as having finally won a victory against his Nazi upbringing.